At 12.08 hours on 12 June 1940 the unescorted Earlspark (Master Evan James Williams) was hit underneath the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-101 and sank northwest of Cape Finisterre. The master and six crew members were lost. 31 crew members were picked up by HMS Enchantress (L 56) (Cdr A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, RN).